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  1. EPCS: What You Need To Know To Meet DEA Requirements And Drive Provider Adoption 8/1/2017

    EPCS can help deliver a number of significant benefits to providers and patients, but to enable EPCS, organizations must meet a number of DEA requirements. These requirements are designed to track and audit the connection between practitioners and the signatures they use for EPCS orders, and they include provider identity proofing, logical access control, two-factor authentication, and the various reporting requirements.

  2. Case Study: Arizona UMC Succeeds With Wireless Asset Tracking 8/6/2009
    Arizona University Medical Center (UMC) is at the forefront of a shift in healthcare practice — wireless tracking of medical equipment. UMC had to improve equipment management and utilization hospitalwide, reducing the time and cost associated with searching for and replacing assets that are lost, broken, or stockpiled. By Integrated Solutions magazine
  3. Copy Machines: The Unlikely Threat To Your Health IT Network 4/1/2010
    Last month we talked about how we are similar and this month I’m going to highlight one of those similarities: printer/copiers. Or as they are referred to by the vendors and leasing companies: multifunction devices. By Mark Kadrich, president and CEO, The Security Consortium
  4. ITAD: Why This Facet Of The IT Life Cycle May Be The Key To Securing Healthcare Data And Empowering Innovation 3/2/2020

    Not long ago, Microsoft disrupted end users and businesses alike by announcing that Windows 7 was entering its end of life phase on January 14, 2020. As an operating system that stands as an institution due to its enduring and widespread popularity — while out of date, the program still runs on more than a quarter of the world’s desktops — Windows 7 has thrown many into a long-due upgrade process. For healthcare, however, this change may come as a particular blow.

  5. Key Management In The Multi-Platform Environment 5/26/2010
    This white paper discusses the challenges of deploying key management for encryption in business applications. The modern Enterprise deploys a variety of server platforms, operating systems, and programming languages. A major barrier to deploying encryption has been the challenge of accessing encryption keys from these widely divergent environments. This paper will help define the key management needs of your Enterprise, while defining the elements necessary to reduce the technical challenges and cost of deployment.
  6. 5 Ways To Reduce No-Shows 12/12/2019

    Everyone hates it when patients fail to show up to their appointment. It throws off the schedule and hurts the bottom line. But have you ever stopped to think about what the average no-show rate is for your specialty? Or what your no-show rate is in comparison? 

  7. The Next-Generation Of HIPAA And Data Protection 4/28/2010
    With information security and compliance on the minds of many, it seems that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been sort of an afterthought. Until now. As data breaches grow, lawyers are becoming more tech-savvy and politicians are seeing opportunities. By CREDANT Technologies
  8. Fast-Track Your Healthcare Business Past Competitors By Properly Managing Your Reviews 10/24/2017

    Sixty-two percent of patients consider online reviews important or very important when making a choice in the healthcare sector. Reviews are extremely influential when you consider that each time a patient decides to come to your office, there is a very good chance they read your reviews before making their decision. By Collin Homes, Chatmeter Founder and CEO

  9. White Paper: Improving Patient Outcomes While Managing Costs 10/6/2009
    Healthcare, the most information-intensive of all industries, evolves rapidly as new information supplants old. Information technology not only offers an effective way to collect, store and distribute vital clinical information, but also improves interactions with patients, optimizes clinician training, boosts diagnostic accuracy and provides fast access to current patient information. By Fujitsu Limited
  10. Harnessing The Unstructured Content In Your Healthcare Facility 5/24/2010
    Your healthcare facility has likely acquired several third party applications that interface to your ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. By Dylan Persaud, managing director, Eval-Source